Originally posted by: CO
I still love the OOT very much, so even though you guys are shooting holes in my theories, I still love it enough to overlook it.

Sorry, I was hoping I wouldn't come across that way. I'm not shooting holes in anyone's theory at all, at least not intentionally. I was just mentioning that there are plenty of times where there just isn't enough story to actually rationalize a plot element. Lucas didn't rationalize it, so there's really no way we can. His stories weren't well thought out, so they have areas where they just don't make any sense. Nor are they ever. They aren't some sort of elaborate puzzle we can solve. They're just poorly written films. There's no big secret - no big reveal - no apocalypse.

Great example you used with LOTR. Those stories were very well thought out and they are very thorough. No pretzel logic needed.

For the record, I'm completely ok with the story developing over a period of years - if - it's done with some sort of thought to what's been released already. Lucas didn't do that. He writes and rewrites like a child playing army in the backyard - the rules and characters change on a whim. Fine for 8 year olds - not so good for motion picture trilogies that have an established fan base.